Georgetown man to lead CCAC board of directors

Pagani

Georgetown resident Dieter Pagani was elected Chair of the Mississauga Halton Community Care Access Centre’s (CCAC) Board of Directors on June 4.

The Mississauga Halton CCAC coordinates in-home and community support services, information and referral, and long-term care placement. It is funded by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and serves a population of more than one million residents in the communities of south Etobicoke, Mississauga, Oakville, Halton Hills and Milton.

Pagani has over 30 years experience in the Informatics field with extensive IT/IM experience in government, private and the health care sectors.

For the past four years, Pagani has been involved with the Mississauga Halton CCAC Board of Directors, serving on the Patient Care Quality, Governance and Audit and Resource Committees.His community service also includes serving as President of the Board of Directors for Peel Children’s Aid and as a member of the Peel District Health Council.

Committed to patient-centred care Pagani said, “Home and community health care is vital to a sustainable and caring health system. Through our relationships with our partners in care, we are improving the quality of life for our patients in the Mississauga Halton region and creating models of care that benefit all Ontarians.”

Pagani says he is proud of the quality of care the Mississauga Halton CCAC provides to the more than 43,000 residents in the region– an increase of 5.9 per cent over the past year.

“We are providing care to one in 28 residents in our region and we will continue to dedicate our resources to deliver equitable access to health care services to those residents,” he said.